Feeding Supervisor at Yalelo Zambia

The Feeding Supervisor Must Have:

• Knowledge of best feeding techniques and fish culturing techniques.
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Knowledge of other daily lake operation procedures such as net deployments, sampling, diving, counting, netting and harvests and how they can impact FCR
• Communication, Training & coaching, Analytical & Problem Solving, Interpersonal Skills

              Qualification Requirements for this role  

• Grade 12 certificate,
• Diploma in fisheries management or fisheries science an added advantage
• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in a similar role
• Experience working on the Lake required

The Feeding supervisor will ensure that feeders feed fish properly according to response, in order to obtain a maximum growth rate and minimum FCR.

Location: the role will be primary based in Siavonga

• Place accurate feed requests to be fed at the site on a daily basis and accurately compile and submit the daily feeding record form.
• Ensure that floating mortalities are collected, counted and taken to the harbour for disposal by the mortality collection team. Ensure that dived mortalities are counted and recorded.
• Monitor the nature, number and increases or decreases in mortalities on individual cages and report abnormalities immediately to the feeding superintendent.
• Ensure that feeders use correct feed pellet sizes to feed the right fish sizes.
• Trains feeders on the best feeding and fish handling techniques to limit fish stress and feed wastage.
• Assign tasks and evaluate the performance of each feeder on site providing feedback on closed cage results to the team.
• Ensure that feeders feed fish properly to obtain a maximum growth rate and minimum FCR.
• Carry out daily checks on each cage and conduct weekly reviews of each unit’s feeding performance.
• Report any issues experienced on a cage including damaged nets, cage tampering, damaged cages, mooring problems, net anchors missing, poor net shape, platform damage, missing ropes, pests, bird net damage, centre buoy damage, mooring buoys damaged, etc. to the feeding Superintendent.
• Report any arising issues about feeding including sick fish, reduced feeding responses, drops in feeding, gasping fish, slow growth, faster growth, low fish number, fish outside of cage etc. to the feeding Superintendent.
• Responsible for taking water quality parameters (DO and temperature) on cages with high biomass, abnormal feeding and fish behaviors and taking appropriate action below 2.5mg/l
• Ensure correct quantities of feed are fed and recorded on feeding documents. Report any poor quality (floatability, high dust, pellet size, moulded feed) feed type to the feeding Superintendent and takes samples of the feed to the lab.
• Ensure feed is not wasted at any time, ensure that empty sacks are well packed in rolls of 10, documented and transferred to the harbor daily with the number matching the number of full feed bags received for the day.
• Settles complaints, disputes and any misunderstandings that may arise at the site.
• Plans leave and off schedules of the team accordingly ensuring sufficient cover, and that leave does not accumulate.
• Conducts daily toolbox safety talks with the feeding team.
• Ensures that Yalelo policies and procedures are always observed and adhered to by the team members